Consuming cadmium -- a toxic, heavy metal that has been classified as a probable human carcinogen -- may put women at greater risk of developing breas...
Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.25.2011
Consumers used to worry about ordering seafood fried, instead of the healthier broiled-or-stewed option, but since the BP spill they're unsure about whether to eat it at all.
AP | JUSTIN PRITCHARD | Posted 05.25.2011
LOS ANGELES — A federal agency reversed itself Friday and said lead-laced Wizard of Oz and superhero drinking glasses are, in fact, for adults &...
AP | JUSTIN PRITCHARD | Posted 05.25.2011
LOS ANGELES — Drinking glasses depicting comic book and movie characters such as Superman, Wonder Woman and the Tin Man from "The Wizard of Oz" ...
AP | JUSTIN PRITCHARD | Posted 05.25.2011
LOS ANGELES — The 12 million "Shrek" glasses pulled by McDonald's last spring amid federal concerns about cadmium did not have unsafe levels of ...
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
MILLVILLE, N.J. — The New Jersey company that makes the "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses recalled by McDonald's because they contain cadmium says...
New York Times | GARDINER HARRIS | Posted 11.17.2011
Nearly all of the herbal dietary supplements tested in a Congressional investigation contained trace amounts of lead and other contaminants, and some ...
The Stir | Posted 11.17.2011
Yes, cadmium is bad news. It's the seventh worst material on the CDC's list of most hazardous substances in the environment, and kids tend to suffer worse effects.
AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL and JUSTIN PRITCHARD | Posted 05.25.2011
MILLVILLE, N.J. — A recall of 12 million cadmium-tainted "Shrek" drinking glasses sold by McDonald's raises questions about the safety of millio...
AP | JUSTIN PRITCHARD | Posted 05.25.2011
LOS ANGELES — The nation's product safety agency issued an unprecedented warning Wednesday to parents: Don't give your children cheap metal jewe...
AP | JUSTIN PRITCHARD | Posted 05.25.2011
Cadmium is a soft, whitish metal that occurs naturally in soil. It's perhaps best known as one half of rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries, but also...
Simran Sethi | Posted 05.25.2011
Life Cycle is a series of posts that takes a closer look at the stuff we use and love. It's the end of class. You're breathing deeply, surrenderi...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 03.15.2012